The "E-Rate" Program and Controversies

[摘要] Passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-104) codified the long standing policy commitment to ensure universal service in the provision of telecommunications services. The 1996 Act also expanded the concept to include, among other principles, that elementary schools and classrooms, and libraries should have access to telecommunications services for educational purposes at discounted rates. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was tasked with implementing the universal provisions of the Act and on May 7, 1997, adopted its order detailing its guidelines.

[发布日期] 2000-09-15 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Telecommunication;Federal aid to libraries;Federal aid to education;Humanities;Elementary and secondary education